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Lightning Strikes Thrice is a JRPG games club podcast. Play along with us as we discuss the people and events that take place in the myriad series in the genre.
This is a podcast that's nominally about bad games. In reality, it's about the horror of daily life, GameFAQs Gold, strange combatants in the battle of Good vs. Evil, and a singular patriarch known only as Crick. Every Monday, Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross choose a game at random from the titles submitted by listeners, play it, and venture off on a freeform discussion that winds between the topic at hand, and the absurd.
A bad podcast about video games.
A video game podcast where Tony and Jake dive into the games that defined their pasts. We hope you enjoy XOXO -Jake & Tony
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Ep. 113 - Adding to the Other Endless: Madworld
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This week on the podcast we add the hack'n slash beat'em up Madworld to the Endless List. Heavily inspired by Sin City with bad 90's comedy and uninspired gameplay, do you think we enjoyed this game? We played it for you! Where did it land on the List? Find out on the podcast and on our Medium page (linked here).…
This kind of good PC shoot-em-up game takes your regular arcade shooter like Raiden and adds more story and a dash of humor. That doesn't give us a lot to work with, so we talk about the prospect of grown-up sleepovers, and start recommending products.By Duckfeed.tv
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Ep. 112 - Adding to the Other Endless: Street Fighter: The Movie
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This week on the podcast, we're adding our 2nd movie to the Other Endless List as we watch Street Fighter: the Movie. Starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen and Kylie Minogue, this movie's production is wild. We talk about it and how great bad it is. Find out where it ranks on the pod!…
Everyone remembers the X-Files game for PlayStation. It was an FMV game that shipped in a huge case with a ton of CDs. Less well-known is this PS2 survival horror game that is... actually pretty neat! We talk about this, and also pitch a spin-off show: The X-Fires.By Duckfeed.tv
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Episode 63: Xenosaga Episode I - Kukai Foundation Cutscenes
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In this episode we watch a lot of cutscenes and debate wether the Durandal is a butt plug. Support Us On Patreon to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast! Visit Hellscaper to find out what other awful shit Fletcher does with his life. Listen to Ryan's band at Cannon & DeVaron and their solo work as Catastrophizer. Support Lightning Strikes Thrice…
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Ep. 111 - Adding to the Endless:Titanfall 2
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This week on the podcast, we dip our toes into the current gen (or is it last gen?) and what is commonly known as an seriously underrated gem as we add Titanfall 2 to the Endless List. Grab a mech, we're dropping hot. We discuss the very good (although short) single player campaign as well as the fun multiplayer. Where did it land on our Endless Li…
Just so you're not disappointed, this isn't the PSX game that stars Bruce Willis. That would be the similarly anonymous game "Apocalypse". No, this is a really bland cinematic action game that stars a man with amnesia and a bizarre gun arm. It's like Contra, but the bad Contras.By Duckfeed.tv
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Ep. 110 - Adding to the Endless: Pitfall!
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This week on the podcast we add our first Atari 2600 original release, Pitfall!, to the Endless List. We examine Pitfall Harry's adventure to find the 32 treasures, the crocodiles heads he jumps on and all the culture surrounding the game's release. Where did the game land on our Endless List? Find out on the podcast and check out the complete Endl…
This single-screen asset factory platformer posits the existence of a new kind of nose, while we talk about the nightmare of our cats bringing us a corpse.By Duckfeed.tv
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64: Xenosaga Episode I - Cathedral Ship
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In this episode we spend four hours in a single dungeon and thirty minutes debating about nihilism and it's representation via cherenkov. Support Us On Patreon to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast! Visit Hellscaper to find out what other awful shit Fletcher does with his life. Listen to Ryan's band at Cannon & DeVaron and their solo work as Catast…
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Ep. 109 - Adding to the Endless: Home Alone (Genesis)
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This week on the podcast, we continue our annual tradition of adding every Home Alone game to the Endless List as we add the 1992 Sega Genesis version. Once again Kevin McAllister is left home alone, but this time he has an entire neighborhood to defend. Just how bad is this version? Find out on the podcast and check out the complete Endless List (…
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Episode 381: Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare DS
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It's crazy how developers kept on trying to make first person games happen on the DS, even when it was abundantly clear that they were painful to play. This breaks out into a more serious conversation about innovation vs. proficiency, and we apologize for that. We'll make it goofier next time.By Duckfeed.tv
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Ep. 108 - Adding to the Other Endless: Super Mario Bros: The Movie
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This week on the podcast, we're doing something a little bit different: We're creating our 2nd Endless List, the Endless List of Video Game Movies as we add our first title, Super Mario Bros. The Movie. We talk about the movie's production, plot, it's video game tie-in and so much more. Enjoy a new spin as we debut a new once a month format.…
The best, most expansive creepypasta universe lends itself to an admirable fan game. Problem is, it's multiplayer, and playing games with strangers is the pits!By Duckfeed.tv
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Episode 61: Xenosaga Episode I - Elsa To Cathedral Ship
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In this episode we spend twenty minutes delivering curry, rescue Ziggy and Momo from a hyper space battle, and meet Junior and do a small dungeon. Support Us On Patreon to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast! Visit Hellscaper to find out what other awful shit Fletcher does with his life. Listen to Ryan's band at Cannon & DeVaron and their solo work …
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Ep. 107 - Adding to the Endless: Robotron: 2084
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This week on the podcast, we're back with working audio and we're talking about Robotron: 2084. This arcade classic helped to popularize the twin stick shooter genre and changed the video game game... with it's twitch controls and hyper addictive action. Where did it land on our Endless List? Find out on the podcast and check out the complete ranki…
A game that, for legal purposes, is unaffiliated with the real Santa or Christmas.By Duckfeed.tv
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Ep. 106 - Adding to the Endless: Crystalis
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This week we added Crystalis to the Endless List. This inventive action RPG brought a new twist on the genre when it debuted in 1990. You take the role of a hero out of time who needs to save the world from the evil land of Draygonia. Where did the game land on our Endless List? Find out on the podcast and check out the complete rankings (linked he…
Crystalis is, first and foremost, a pretty good game. There are fun details about its story, and why they still honor the American dollar, but mostly it serves as a good launching point for talking about the absurdities of NextDoor.By Duckfeed.tv
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Episode 60: Xenosaga Episode I - Pleroma to Elsa
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In this episode we start hanging out with children, meet an albino and have a lot of technical problems. Yes, Chris has been berated (by future editor Chris) for noisily playing with a lighter in the back third. Support Us On Patreon to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast! Visit Hellscaper to find out what other awful shit Fletcher does with his lif…
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Ep. 105 - Adding to the Endless: Zombies Ate My Neighbors
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Novemberween continues as we add Zombies Ate My Neighbors to the Endless List. Fight zombies, vampires, evil dolls, chainsaw maniacs and more as you rip through close to 50 levels. It's a fun game that leads to an intense debate on it's position on The List. Where did it land? Find out on the podcast and check out our Medium page for the complete E…
Is there a name for the kind of stealth horror game that's popular with streamers? Things like Hello Neighbor and Bendy and the Ink Machine? Whatever that is, this is one of those, but with a fun, crappy educational vibe. Truth is, this is actually pretty good and fun, so we range far afield on this episode.…
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Ep. 104 - Adding to the Endless: Alien: Isolation
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This week on the podcast, we add the terrifying Alien: Isolation to the Endless List. This game introduced a whole new layer of fear in video games with a blood thirsty alien killed hunting you throughout the game. Where did the game land on our Endless List? Find out on the podcast and check out the complete rankings on our Medium page.…
You may be thinking, "Hey guys! That Capcom NES Little Mermaid game wasn't bad! What gives?" And you're right. The only crime that game commits is being too simple. This week, we're talking about the very bad Little Mermaid game made for the Sega Genesis, which looked at the Dam level from TMNT and said "hold my conch".…
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Episode 59: Xenosaga Episode I - Escape From the Woglinde
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In this episode we get started on the narrative content of Xenosaga Episode I. We meet Shion Uzuki and her simp Allen Ridgeley, murder a drug addict, and learn that you shouldn't mess with the Zohar. Support Us On Patreon to hear Chris and Ryan's FF14 podcast! Visit Hellscaper to find out what other awful shit Fletcher does with his life. Listen to…
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Ep. 103 - Adding to the Endless: Gojira-kun/Godzilla (Game Boy)
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This week on the podcast we add our first Game Boy game to the Endless List in Gojira-kun. This puzzle platformer, known simply as Godzilla outside Japan, brought rock-smashing action to the portable system. Where did our first ever Game Boy game land on the Endless List? Find out on the podcast or check out the complete Endless List on our Medium …
Imagine, if you will, a kind of battling toad. Nobody asked for this episode, we just felt like talking about it. Rare's darling baby that launched a thousand memes, about things ranging from its difficulty to its availability in stores. We don't care for it very much! But we only talk a little bit about why the game doesn't work, and spend most of…
This survival horror/survival sim set in an arctic base is notable for one reason: It was made entirely in Blender, which is not a game engine. It would be like somehow making a JRPG run in MS Paint. Other than that, it's got a baffling "barely translated" charm... so instead, we talk about how Gary recently developed hypothermia in his house.…
